Persistence to last grade of primary, male in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Persistence to last grade of primary, male was 94.6% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Persistence to last grade of primary, male in Cape Verde, 1978–2021
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of cohort.
Analysis
Cape Verde recorded 94.6% for persistence to last grade of primary, male in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.1% on the previous year and up 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persistence to last grade of primary, male in Cape Verde peaked at 96.7% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 11.6%, in 1978.
That places Cape Verde 66th out of 164 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Persistence to last grade of primary, male in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | % of cohort | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 11.6% | — |
| 1979 | 22.8% | +96.6% |
| 1980 | 25.5% | +11.7% |
| 1981 | 21.6% | -15.3% |
| 1982 | 16.0% | -26.1% |
| 1984 | 31.4% | +96.9% |
| 1985 | 32.5% | +3.2% |
| 1986 | 43.0% | +32.5% |
| 1987 | 44.0% | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 86.8% | +97.5% |
| 2002 | 85.1% | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 85.9% | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 84.9% | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 84.5% | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 89.6% | +6.0% |
| 2012 | 89.5% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 89.1% | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 88.4% | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 89.2% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 88.7% | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 96.7% | +9.0% |
| 2021 | 94.6% | -2.1% |
Cape Verde compared with similar countries
- Cape Verde's 94.6% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 93.8%, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Cape Verde's 94.6% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 62.9%, 1.5× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Persistence to last grade of primary, male in Cape Verde changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +97.5% | 44.0% | 86.8% |
| 1979 | +96.6% | 11.6% | 22.8% |
| 1984 | +96.9% | 16.0% | 31.4% |
| 1986 | +32.5% | 32.5% | 43.0% |
| 1982 | -26.1% | 21.6% | 16.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 17.2% | 11.6% | 22.8% | 2 |
| 1980s | 30.6% | 16.0% | 44.0% | 7 |
| 2000s | 85.4% | 84.5% | 86.8% | 5 |
| 2010s | 89.1% | 88.4% | 89.6% | 6 |
| 2020s | 95.6% | 94.6% | 96.7% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Cape Verde
- 63 Jordan 94.7% compare
- 64 Republic of Moldova 94.7% compare
- 65 Ecuador 94.6% compare
- 67 New Caledonia 94.5% compare
- 68 Latvia 94.3% compare
- 69 South Africa 94.0% compare
More education data for Cape Verde
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3,534 (2022)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 4,132 (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 9,991 (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 9,978 (2022)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 55,831 (2022)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 61,167 (2022)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.1371 % change on previous year (2022)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1177 units per person (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is persistence to last grade of primary, male in Cape Verde?
- Persistence to last grade of primary, male in Cape Verde was 94.6% in 2021, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest persistence to last grade of primary, male recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 96.7% in 2020.
- What is the lowest persistence to last grade of primary, male recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.6% in 1978.
- How does Cape Verde rank for persistence to last grade of primary, male?
- Cape Verde ranks 66th out of 164 countries with data for 2021.
- Is persistence to last grade of primary, male rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cape Verde data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Persistence to last grade of primary, male (% of cohort). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Persistence to last grade of primary is the percentage of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach the last grade of primary education. The estimate is based on the reconstructed cohort method.